Federal Nursing Guide Questions and Answers 2024

1) OBRA asserts some separate committees can be folded into the quality improvement/assurance committee. Safety, Pharmacy and which committee below can be added into QA/QI committee? - Correct Answer Infection Control 2) Nursing homes are responsible for obtaining and providing dental care for residents. Who usually pays for dental services? - Correct Answer The resident or a family member 3) A facility is not allowed to charge a resident who is Medicaid and Medicare eligible except for: - Correct Answer Co-pays 4) You calculate the average percent of occupancy by: - Correct Answer Dividing the total census (occupied bed days) by the total number of days, then multiply by 100 5) Resident's rights should be explained to the resident and or family member: - Correct Answer Prior to admission 6) In case of an emergency, when no attending or back up physician is available, the decision as to who will attend to the resident is to be made by the: - Correct Answer Administrator 7) Federal law states that facilities must retain menus of food actually served for at least: - Correct Answer 30 days 8) A resident with a living will and DPOA specified she wants to receive heroic measures if necessary. Six months later the resident requires CPR, but is now incompetent and the son request CPR be withheld. What is the right thing to do? - Correct Answer Provide the CPR 9) A resident asks to see his chart. The doctor tells the nurse not to allow the resident access to the chart. What do you do? - Correct Answer Tell the doctor the law gives the resident the right to view the medical records 10) Medical records belong to: - Correct Answer Facility 11) When a resident passes away, the personal funds deposited with the facility must be given to the resident's estate with a final accounting of the funds within: - Correct Answer 30 days 12) The suffix "algia" refers to: - Correct Answer Pain 13) Physical restraints must be removed: - Correct Answer Every two hours